The team Lead of a destination management outfit, the owner of the Ufitfly brand, Evang Ajibola Ogunkeyede has congratulated Oyo State Gov. Engr. Seyi Makinde on his re-election for a second term in office as the executive governor of the state.
He also urged him to leverage more on the hospitality and tourism sectors to boost the economy of the state.
Ogunkeyede in a statement issued and made available to newsmen in Ibadan commended the peaceful and the alluring disposition of Engr. Makinde to the electoral process which he believed is responsible for his landslide victory, but advised him to create more enabling atmosphere for cross-cultural tourism to thrive in the state.
Evangelist Ogunkeyede averred that the UfitFly brand has been a good ambassador of Oyo State because it has grown to become the biggest player in the Christian pilgrimage sector in Africa with many awards of recognitions for unblemished records in moving Christian pilgrims from Nigeria to Israel and Jordan and back.
“I want to believe that the governor has done well to earn the trust of Oyo State people which was evident in the way he was massively re-elected, hence we will like to see a good collaboration with the state government in the area of boosting the hospitality, sports-tourism and pilgrimage sectors.
“This significantly is aimed at promoting cultural assets for national pride, deploying our diverse and rich experiences and resources aimed at helping the government to combat vices such as youth restiveness, insecurity, unemployment and others with hospitality, sports-tourism and pilgrimage”.
The popular tour broker said sports is now a money-spinning venture and a key component of tourism which brings some significant benefits to the destinations that sports’ events are hosted, with economic boosts, both direct and indirect, being among these advantages.
Ogunkeyede then went ahead to pray for Engineer Makinde and all those hwo have been working with him and those that will later be appointed to work with him while also encouraging the people of the state to say a word of prayers for the governor every day.
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